WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -This is similar to Prehistoric Britain. The Minoans were the first great Greek civilisation. They didn’t live on mainland Greece but on the nearby island of Crete, between 2200BC and 1450BC. They were known as the Minoans after their legendary king, Minos.

Detailed explanation-2: -In a study of all men of renown, living in the 5th and 4th century in Greece, we identified 83 whose date of birth and death have been recorded with certainty. Their mean +/-SD and median lengths of life were found to be 71.3+/-13.4 and 70 years, respectively.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Ancient Greeks lived over 2, 800 years ago in mainland Greece and the Greek islands, but they also moved far further afield. Greeks could be found in Turkey, around the shores of the Mediterranean sea, in Italy, Sicily, North Africa and as far west as France.

Detailed explanation-4: -The earliest civilization to appear around Greece was the Minoan civilization in Crete, which lasted approximately from 2700 ( Early Minoan) BC to 1450 BC, and on the Early Helladic period on the Greek mainland from ca. 2800 BC to 2100 BC.

Detailed explanation-5: -As far as its political regime is concerned, the country is a Parliamentary Republic, with the President of the Hellenic Republic being the Head of the State and a 300-person legislature. Elections in Greece usually take place once every 4 years.